On-Site MEDICAL BILLING A/R SPECIALIST-

On-Site Position -- Allentown, PA

Summary: The billing specialist is responsible for coordinating patient and insurance billing for our multi-specialty orthopaedic group and providing patient care excellence by performing the following duties.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for following entire revenue cycle from charge entry through insurance and patient payments.
• Answers telephone, and responds to inquiries from insurance carriers, patients and co-workers.
• Investigate and resolve billing discrepancies resulting in overpaid/underpaid accounts.
• Contacts patients regarding collection of outstanding balances.
• Establishes payment plans to help patients manage payment of bills.
• Confers with doctors, nurses, and other health personnel to assure complete, current, and accurate medical records.
• Retrieve messages from voicemail and forward to the appropriate personnel.
• Operates computer to process, store, and retrieve health information.
• Other duties may be assigned.